Completion Year: 1937

A classroom bungalow was constructed at Fairburn Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1937. Designed by architect A. S. Nibecker Jr and built for $2,646, the single-story bungalow appears to survive on Rochester Ave behind the main school building. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two cycles, 1934-35 and 1935-37. The...

In 1937, a gym was built at Thomas Starr King Middle School (formerly Junior High School) in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The two-story, 24-room PWA Moderne style building was designed by architect Paul R. Williams and built by contractor William J. Shirley for $93,789. It survives as the smaller of the campus's two gyms; it is visible from Bates Ave. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It...

A two-story addition was made to Aragon Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-37. The eight-room addition was designed by architect Marcus P. Miller and built by Jones Brothers for $65,280. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two cycles, 1934-35 and 1935-37. The first cycle began in Spring 1934, lasted 21...

In 1936-37, a two-story classroom building was constructed at Vermont Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The 30-room PWA Moderne building was designed by architect A. S. Nibecker Jr and built by the Theodore A. Beyer Corporation for $201,849. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two cycles, 1934-35 and 1935-37. The first...

C. G. Willis & Son made improvements to the grounds of Franklin Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-37. The specifics of the improvements and their current status are unknown. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two cycles, 1934-35 and 1935-37. The first cycle began in Spring 1934, lasted 21 months,...

President Theodore Roosevelt created a 9,000 acre national bird refuge around Deer Flat Reservoir, now Lake Lowell, by executive order in 1909. The reservoir had just been built by the Reclamation Service (now Bureau of Reclamation) three years earlier.  Its purpose was to supply irrigation was for the surrounding region. The refuge remained unstaffed and undeveloped until the New Deal. In 1937 President Franklin Roosevelt designated 36 islands in the Snake River as the Snake River Islands Refuge, also by executive order.  The new refuge would be managed by Deer Flat Refuge, which got its first manager, Thomas Horn, in that same...

In 1936-37, a new classroom building was constructed at Hobart Boulevard Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The two-story PWA Moderne structure was designed by architect Arthur E. Harvey and built by contractors Campbell & Kelley for $131,393. It is extant where Hobart Blvd dead ends. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in...

Metropolitan Continuation High School (formerly Coronel High School) in Los Angeles, CA was remodeled with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-37. The architect was A. S. Nibecker Jr and Arthur Pinner Jr the contractor; construction totaled $38,778. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two cycles, 1934-35 and 1935-37. The first cycle began in Spring 1934, lasted 21...

Improvements were made to Wilton Place Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1937. The two-story PWA Moderne building at the corner of S Wilton Pl and Leeward Ave was remodeled by the J & B Construction Company for $47,288; the architect was Theodore R. Jacobs. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in...

In 1936-37, a gym and seven classroom bungalows were built at El Sereno Middle School (formerly Woodrow Wilson High School) in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). They were built by contractors Brunzell & Jacobson for $81,955. The gym is extant as the school's "small gym"; a few of the classroom bungalows appear to survive in the northwest corner of campus, but confirmation is needed. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May...